{"id":847213,"date":"2025-01-31T02:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T00:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/20250130-axize-perissotera-efuge-me-tin-prokrisi\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T09:27:12","slug":"20250130-axize-perissotera-efuge-me-tin-prokrisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20250130-axize-perissotera-efuge-me-tin-prokrisi\/","title":{"rendered":"PAOK qualify despite defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Razvan Lucescu<\/strong> lined up the team with three defensive midfielders in the center, in the shape of <strong>Schwab<\/strong> and <strong>Ozdoev<\/strong> and <strong>Kamara<\/strong> in front of them and the visitors took control of the match from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>After just four minutes <strong>PAOK<\/strong> threatned as <strong>Kamara<\/strong> found himself with a shooting chance only to be denied by home goalkeeper <strong>Marrero. <\/strong>Shortly afterwards in the 11th minute, <strong>Brandon Thomas<\/strong> next found himself in a good position, but his attempted shot was blocked for a corner.<\/p>\n<p>In the 34th minute, <strong>PAOK<\/strong> had another great opportunity with <strong>Kamara<\/strong> crossing for <strong>Despodov<\/strong>, but the <strong>Bulgarian<\/strong> was unable to convert.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors only really came under threat in the 43rd minute, when <strong>Oscarson<\/strong> headed the ball home to open the scoring against the run of play, with the teams heading into the dressing rooms at half-time with the score at 1-0 to the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, <strong>PAOK<\/strong> came out strong again and threatened to grab an equalizer but <strong>Despodov<\/strong> was again unable to score from an advantageous position. The home team responded immediately, again with the head of <strong>Oscarson <\/strong>as he made it 2-0 in the 48th minute.<\/p>\n<p>From that point on, the game opened up, with both teams having chances at both ends, but the score did not change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baba, Konstantelias,<\/strong> and <strong>Chalov<\/strong> all had opportunities that they did not take advantage of, while on the other hand, <strong>Kotarski<\/strong> and the post stopped the <strong>Basque <\/strong>club and the 2-0 scorleine remained unchanged until the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAOK<\/strong> now await to learn their opponents in the knockout stages, which will be determined via <strong>Friday&#8217;s<\/strong> draw between <strong>Ajax<\/strong> and <strong>FCSB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Team lineups:<\/p>\n<p>Real Sociedad: Marrero, Gomez (80&#8242; Lopez), Aguero, Elustondo, Odriozola (46&#8242; Martin), Thubimendi (63&#8242; Olasagasti), Mendeth, Marin, Becker, Barenetcea (73&#8242; Kubo), Oscarson (73&#8242; Oyarthabal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAOK: Kotarski, Baba, Otto, Michailides, Kedziora, Schwab, Ozdoev (63&#8242; Konstantelias), Kamara, Taison, Despodov (71&#8242; Shoretire), Brandon (71&#8242; Chalov).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PAOK produced a creditable performance at the Anoeta Stadium, creating and missing many opportunities to both take the lead and later to equalize, and this cost them significantly, as they were defeated 2-0 by Real Sociedad in the final matchday of the League Phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League. 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